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2025 AIA Awards Spotlight – Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award

December 16, 2024

Congratulations to the individuals, projects, and publications that received AIA Awards. They will be formally recognized at the 2025 AIA Awards Ceremony, which will take place during the 126th Annual Meeting. We have contacted this year’s winners to gather insights about their projects, experiences, and what inspired them to pursue a career in archaeology. Jodi […]

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2025 AIA Awards Spotlight – The AIA «Telestes» Award for Material Culture Research in Ancient Music and Dance

December 13, 2024

Congratulations to the individuals, projects, and publications that received AIA Awards. They will be formally recognized at the 2025 AIA Awards Ceremony, which will take place during the 126th Annual Meeting. We have contacted this year’s winners to gather insights about their projects, experiences, and what inspired them to pursue a career in archaeology. Alexandre […]

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2025 AIA Awards Spotlight – Anna Marguerite McCann Award for Fieldwork Reports

December 11, 2024

Congratulations to the individuals, projects, and publications that received AIA Awards. They will be formally recognized at the 2025 AIA Awards Ceremony, which will take place during the 126th Annual Meeting. We have contacted this year’s winners to gather insights about their projects, experiences, and what inspired them to pursue a career in archaeology. Michael […]

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2025 AIA Awards Spotlight – Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award

December 9, 2024

Congratulations to the individuals, projects, and publications that received AIA Awards. They will be formally recognized at the 2025 AIA Awards Ceremony, which will take place during the 126th Annual Meeting. We have contacted this year’s winners to gather insights about their projects, experiences, and what inspired them to pursue a career in archaeology. Robert […]

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2025 AIA Awards Spotlight – Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement

December 9, 2024

Congratulations to the individuals, projects, and publications that received AIA Awards. They will be formally recognized at the 2025 AIA Awards Ceremony, which will take place during the 126th Annual Meeting. We have contacted this year’s winners to gather insights about their projects, experiences, and what inspired them to pursue a career in archaeology. Andrea […]

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2025 AIA Awards Spotlight – Pomerance Award for Scientific Contributions to Archaeology

December 3, 2024

Congratulations to the individuals, projects, and publications that received AIA Awards. They will be formally recognized at the 2025 AIA Awards Ceremony, which will take place during the 126th Annual Meeting. We have contacted this year’s winners to gather insights about their projects, experiences, and what inspired them to pursue a career in archaeology. Christine […]

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Office Move Announcement

December 2, 2024

The AIA is pleased to announce the relocation of our office to a new address. Effective December 1, 2024, we will be situated at 2000 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 415, Auburndale, MA 02466. Thank you for supporting the AIA as we embark on this exciting new chapter! Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful holiday […]

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Announcing the AIA’s 2025 Award Winners

November 22, 2024

The Archaeological Institute of America would like to congratulate the following individuals, projects, and publications for their excellent work. They will be formally recognized at the AIA Awards Ceremony, which will take place during the 126th Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM (EST) at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown. All are welcome to attend […]

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ArchTalk 3.0 | Archaeology with Save Cultural Heritage Group

November 7, 2024

2024 marks the thirteenth year of International Archaeology Day (IAD) celebrations worldwide, and the eighth year of celebrations by the Save Cultural Heritage Group. This year, we continued the tradition of promoting archaeology with our signature event, ArchTalk Season 03, on October 19th. ArchTalk remains committed to providing an open-access online virtual conference that fosters […]

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Searching for Stones Across Roman Portugal

October 29, 2024

One of our 2023 Archaeology of Portugal Fellowship winners, Gil Vilarinho, provides us with an update: As Roman stone exploitation was not hitherto subject to any systematic analysis in what is now Portugal, our understanding of what lithotypes were used and their respective sources was rather limited. As such, this project first aimed to determine […]

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Understanding a Mycenaean Settlement Through Pottery

October 25, 2024

An update from our 2023 Olivia James Travelling Fellowship winner, Sarah Hilker: The Olivia James Travelling Fellowship enabled me to spend the 2023-2024 year in Greece, where I began and made substantial progress on a new project, “Zygouries: the ‘Potter’s Shop’ in Context.” While this project is related to my dissertation, it is distinct from […]

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Digging Through Archaeological Photography and the Colonial Past

October 22, 2024

Our 2023 John R. Coleman Traveling Fellowship winner, Taylor Carr-Howard, provides an update from the field. As the 2023 recipient of the John R. Coleman Traveling Fellowship, I traveled to Morocco, France, and Tunisia to conduct archival research and site visits for my dissertation “Archaeological Photographs and the (De)Colonial Imagination.” My project, which looks at […]

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We’re Hiring! View Open Positions At AIA

October 22, 2024

Open Positions About the AIA The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is North America’s oldest and largest organization devoted to the world of archaeology. The Institute is a nonprofit group founded in 1879 and chartered by the United States Congress in 1906. Today, the AIA has over 200,000 members belonging to more than 100 local […]

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2024 IAD Grant Recipients Announced

October 21, 2024

We’re pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s International Archaeology Day Grants! These grants help AIA Local Societies host events associated with International Archaeology Day 2024, celebrated on Saturday, October 19 this year, along with events throughout the month of October. The 2024 winners are: The Spokane Society The Kentucky Society The Richmond Society […]

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Celebrating Creativity in Archaeology Education

October 21, 2024

Did you know that the AIA’s Glossary of Archaeological Terms is one of the most popular resources on our website? It’s a valuable tool for students, educators, and enthusiasts alike, providing a clear understanding of the terminology used in the field of archaeology. In celebration of International Archaeology Day, the AIA hosts the annual Archaeodoodles […]

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Celebrate IAD and the Boyd Archaeological Field School’s 50th Anniversary!

October 21, 2024

On this International Day of Archaeology, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) reflects on nearly half-a-century of archaeological education as we prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of Canada’s most storied archaeological programs, the Boyd Archaeological Field School (BoydFS). As Canada’s longest-running high school archaeology program, BoydFS offers students a unique opportunity to […]

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Documenting the Geoglyphs of Amazonia

October 4, 2024

2024 Ellen and Charles Steinmetz Endowment for Archaeology recipient, Dr. Robert Walker, provides an update on his field work. Geoglyphs are massive earthworks constructed with ditches and mounds to create geometric shapes often interconnected with ancient road networks. The enigmatic geoglyphs of Amazonia showcase ancient indigenous social complexity and organization as they engineered ecosystems and […]

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Announcing the 2024 AIA Photo Contest Winners

October 3, 2024

Get ready for the big reveal! The AIA’s 12th Annual Photo Contest showcased an impressive collection of over 200 photos across five categories: Archaeological Landscapes, Excavation, Field Life, Fun Finds, and Monuments. It’s time to unveil the winning photos that received the most votes in their respective categories: Archaeological Landscapes: “A Summer Night” by Yiduo […]

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Wilkie Emergency Funds Update: Tell Atchana

September 30, 2024

Archaeologists at Tell Atchana have discovered a 3,500-year-old clay tablet, a remarkable find following the Turkey-Syria Earthquake. In 2023, the AIA established the Nancy Wilkie Emergency Funds for Heritage Preservation to provide immediate aid to threatening conditions at some of the world’s most treasured archaeological sites. We received over $100,000 in donations from generous donors to […]

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AIANYS-NYSAA Joint Research Scholarship

September 30, 2024

Dear Colleague, The New York Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIANYS) and the Metropolitan Chapter of the New York State Archaeological Association (NYSAA) are jointly launching a new $1,500 scholarship. This scholarship will be offered to a student in support of their archival, collections, or field-based research, scientific analysis or a public outreach […]

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